Rename that /wp/wp-admin folder into /custom-admin, then finding & replacing it all, but it has proven to lose css styles and I do not wish to do alter the /wp core files
…and none of them work.
The last straw was when I tested that same plugin and it works fine on a standard wordpress site because it adheres to the standard file structure.
I am assuming there should be a bedrock way of doing this, does anyone know?
obscurity IS security. The fact that every single bot knows what the wp login url is is a security issue at this point. His point is valid. It should be a part of standard practice to be able to change the default url for login to WP sites.
This is a feature that Roots really needs to look into. Using alternate plugins is not an ideal solution at all.
We hold the opinion that this isn’t something that should be modified. There’s several ways to lock down the wp-admin or the login page that don’t involve trying to rename the wp-admin directory.
I’d suggest you raise these concerns with WordPress core — I’m certain there’s at least one discussion about this on WordPress Trac